SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SCHWARTZ DAVID

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE

(Street)
HERCULES CA 94547

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BIO RAD LABORATORIES INC [ BIO ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/23/2005
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Bio-Rad A Common Stock 02/23/2005 G 860 D $48.73 3,196,946 D
Bio-Rad B Common Stock 02/23/2005 G 2,640 D $48.5 122,512 D
Bio-Rad B Common Stock 02/24/2005 M 65,930 A $12.96 188,442 D
Bio-Rad A Common Stock 11,437 I by Trust
Bio-Rad B Common Stock 4,060,054 I Limited Partnership(1)
Bio-Rad B Common Stock 41,176 I by Partnership(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $12.96 02/24/2005 M 65,930 02/07/1997 02/07/2006 Bio-Rad B Common Stock 65,930 $12.96 0 D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $31.77 02/06/2003 02/06/2007 Bio-Rad B Common Stock 10,390 10,390 D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $39.6 02/05/2004 02/05/2008 Bio-Rad B Common Stock 2,777 2,777 D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $58.85 02/04/2005 02/04/2009 Bio-Rad B Common Stock 1,699 1,699 D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $62.04 02/09/2006 02/09/2010 Bio-Rad B Common Stock 1,897 1,897 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $11.31 02/02/2001 02/02/2010 Bio-Rad B Common Stock 66,662 66,662 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $11.94 09/19/2001 09/19/2010 Bio-Rad B Common Stock 72,500 72,500 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $11.97 02/11/1999 02/11/2008 Bio-Rad B Common Stock 63,862 63,862 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $15.82 02/05/1998 02/05/2007 Bio-Rad B Common Stock 64,744 64,744 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $28.88 02/06/2003 02/06/2012 Bio-Rad B Common Stock 54,850 54,850 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $36 02/05/2004 02/05/2013 Bio-Rad B Common Stock 7,223 7,223 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $53.5 02/04/2005 02/04/2014 Bio-Rad B Common Stock 8,301 8,301 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $56.4 02/09/2006 02/09/2015 Bio-Rad B Common Stock 8,103 8,103 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The shares are held by a limited partnership of which the reporting person is a general partner.
2. The shares are held by a limited partnership of which the reporting person is a limited and general partner.
David Schwartz 02/28/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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